Zero Waste Blog

Cute, colored lip balms are always a fun thing to have around! And with these dry, cold winter months, my lips are chapped constantly. Rosy Lip Balm colored with mica powder. Ingredients: 1 ounce Coconut Oil 1 ounce Beeswax 1 ounce Sweet Almond Oil 5 drops Rose Essential Oil 1/8 tsp. Coloring* Pinch of Powdered Stevia (optional) If you don’t have all the ingredients on-hand for this specific recipe, try googling for substitutes. If you have an allergy to nuts, you can substit

It happens to me every year – someone on my Christmas list that I completely forgot about and need to get a gift ready ASAP. Given that Christmas is two days away, I thought it would be a good time to break out my last-minute gift list, with a zero waste twist of course! The following items can be made at home relatively easily in an hour or less for each one. Most of the items you probably already have or can easily find at a health foods store nearby. 1. Cookie Recipe in a

Let's start off by confronting all of your fears that DIY recipes made at home just don't work - FALSE. They do. I think I've made my point with the toothpaste, deodorant, toners, etc. that I have posted about and personally tried myself. But in case you are still doubting that this recipe will work, let me assure you, it does. No tricks. No lies. It works. (and yes, it is okay if you still don't believe me because I couldn't believe it worked either!) Hair products have been

My teeth are nice. By that I mean they work! I had lots of cavities as a kid and currently I suffer from receding gums. Because of that, it has taken me a while to find sustainable alternatives that don’t aggravate my problems. I hope that in sharing my experiences with many different dental products, it may shed some light on what you can do to improve your bathroom routine and help eliminate the waste produced there. So let’s take a look at each of the alternatives I have f

In the United States, women alone spend approximately $191.4 a year on shaving products according to a study done by the American Laser Center. That´s a lot of money that could be spent elsewhere! Part of that high number is due to the unfair difference in sale price for women´s hygiene products over men's (you can read more about the “Pink Tax” here). Additionally, the most common razors are disposable ones requiring a user to purchase expensive cartridges again and again. A

Let’s talk about underarms and body odor. It impacts everybody. Daily we smear deodorant on our bodies in the hope that it masks the smell (or maybe you don't!) but we don’t usually think about the impact it's having on our health and the environment. Although deodorant may seem a tiny thing to focus on, something that we use daily has a big footprint. Deodorants come with lots of chemicals and lots of plastic - so we need a solution! Toxic Chemicals Parabens and aluminum com

I have to admit, I am a face product junkie. Everyone in my family knows that I can’t go near lotions, scrubs, toners, or moisturizers in a store without drooling over them like candy. It’s actually kind of hilarious if I look at it from an outside perspective. Since starting my zero waste journey however, I have not bought any more facial products and am slowly using up the ones I currently have. Some of my bottles have been in my bathroom for five years! I realized that I w